Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2012, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 63-69
Variations of atmospheric delay of GPS/GLONASS signals from satellite
microwave radiometer data and modeling
M.L. Mitnik
, L.M. Mitnik
V.I. Ilichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041, Vladivostok, Baltiyskaya, 43
Relationship of GPS and GLONASS signal delay with the variations of meteorological characteristics of the atmosphere
is considered. Wet component of the delay is proportional to the total atmospheric water vapour content V and
cloud one- to the total cloud liquid water content Q. V and Q values are retrieved from the measurements of satellite
microwave radiometers SSM/I, AMSR-E, TMI, AMSU-A and others. Fields of wet and cloud delays in the tropical
and extratropical cyclones over the Pacific Ocean are given. They were computed from V and Q fields which were determined
from Aqua AMSR-E data. Applications of V-fields retrieved from GPS/GLONASS receiving station network
are marked.
Keywords: GPS, GLONASS, wet and cloud delays, total water vapor content, total cloud liquid water content, algorithms, AMSR-E, Aqua, tropical cyclones
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